what an exciting competition in osaka. be sure to join me again in may for more extensive coverage of the summer tournament in tokyo. >>> it's time now for world weather with our meteorologist sayaka mori. sayaka we tokyo residents are enjoying calm spring weather. but people in northern japan are still dealing with snowstorm. what's the latest? >> yes, miki. spring started a couple of days ago in the northern hemisphere but still like winter up in the north. we're talking about winter storm conditions over hokkaido down towards the hokuriku region. this is a very big winter storm. and it's going to stay here for awhile. so an additional 40 centimeters of snow could fall in to tomorrow morning, and more snow afterwards, with gusts of nearly 110 kilometers per hour. the combination will cause very low visibility so traveling is extremely dangerous. and also waves are going to be up to six meters so coastal flooding is highly likely. but very different story over the southern half of the country. due to the recent warm-up. c

the spring grand sumo tournament is now under way in osaka western japan.e'll turn things over to our sumo expert hiro morita for an update. >> there's no question who the man to beat in osaka, hakuho. he captured his 33rd title in japan january, the most ever in sumo history, and the mongolian dynamo is showing no signs of stopping. the grand champ has come out on top in the last five tourneys and looks well on his way to another championship. simply put, hacko smokes tack roh foouji. hakuho is 5-0. well, hakuho may be the strongest guy out there, but when it comes to popularity nobody even comes close to goweto. the ozeki champion from osaka. he too entered thursday's session with a spotless record. other he's clear about what he wants to accomplish in his holecoming tournament win his first championship. to achieve this he set a goal of winning at least 13 bouts this time around. he wants to catch tamawashi but the mongolian doesn't let that happen. he keeps the separation and then uses his long arms to knock goweto back out and of the ring. he suffers h

. >> one of the venues is hanozono rugby stadium higashi osaka, osaka prefecture.rs and applause] >> hanozono rugby stadium was built in 1929 as the first rugby-dedicated venue in japan. generations of young rugby players have striven to play here for the all-japan high school championship. the tournament will have a total of 48 matches played in 12 cities across the country. among these kamaishi city is located in the area devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. a kamaishi team won the rugby national championship seven years in a row during the 1970s and '80s. but economic hardships in the area have brought down the team's fortunes. in the wake of the disaster four years ago, residents and city officials have taken to rugby as a pillar of their reconstruction efforts. people have pinned their hopes on hosting a global event. >> translator: it will give kamaishi a bright future. >> translator: i want to play on the world stage. >> a local club team is making a bid for the nation's top league with support from residents. city officials plan to build a new 15,

it set up its first hub at the airport in osaka. peach started with two routes. now flies ten domestic and seven international routes. he wants to make air travel as rein reasonably priced and convenient as train travel. >> translator: we offer low fares every day and pride ourselves on reliability. i think that's why people feel we're affordable particularly young customers. the concept of a flying train is a good way to understand what we do. >> reporter: to speed up processing and boarding peach developed a check-in machine similar to those used at train stations. the airline alsotive rent yeas itself -- differentiates itself by selling local delicacies. ideas like these have helped become the first budget carrier now japan to turn a profit after two years of operation. >> translator: i think our record for this fiscal year shows we're progressing as planned. i'm aiming to clear our accumulated losses. a promise a made to the public. the next fiscal year will be the key. >> reporter: peach is particular about flight length. low-cost carriers reduce profits by

so watch out for avalanches if you're living in hokkaido and across osaka, staying in the 20s over the weekend. here's your extended forecast around the globe. >>> well that's "newsline" for this hour. thanks for watching.w?q?q?q?q?q? as reportedly locked out of the cockpit. in the block box, you can hear the pilot trying to break the door down. saudi arabia launches airstrikes on houthi rebels. iran has condemned the attack. in nigeria wraps up security ahead of the general election there this weekend. he number one priority -- stopping any attacks from militant group boko her wrong. those of the headlines for you this

scientists from universities used sweets from osaka confectionary.bts it would work but it did rocket launching 820 feet into the air. the project leader said it was an effort to get kids excited about science. one team member even said candy could be used as emergency fuel in space. i say look at the power of sugar. >> i bet your kids would love that. >> if you can send a rocket to space, just imagine what it does to your children. >>> celebrating birthdays today, "pirates of the caribbean" actress kiera knightly turns 30 stephen tyler rocking 67. diana ross the ultimate difference ark, celebrates 71. i'm dara brown, thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a terrific thursday. my name is bret hembree. i am an electric crew foreman out of the cupertino service center. i was born and raised in the cupertino area. it's a fantastic area to work. the new technology that we are installing out in the field is important for the customers because system reliability i believe is number one. pg&e is always trying to plan for the future and we are a

. >>> sumo fans are gearing up for the kickoff of the spring grand tournament in osaka. they'll be keeping a close eye on a rising star in the ring. fuji was recently promoted to the third highest rank in the sport. nhk world's hiro morita caught up with him ahead of the action. >> reporter: just before the spring grand sumo tournament opens wrestlers are make final preparations. practicing with yokozuna grand champion hakuho who set a new sumo record in january by winning his 43rd title. 23-year-old fuji has an impressive physique. 191 centimeters tall and weighs 180 kilograms. hakuho admits he's been paying a lot of attention to the young contender. ten uniofuji's strength is attacking from a grappling position. in january he defeated two ozeki champions. that's what got him promoted to sekiwake. >> translator: on new year's day last year i was determined to become a sekiwake by year end. but i failed to get my goal. so afterward i wanted the promotion more than ever. >> reporter: terunofuji was born in the mongolian capital ulan bator in 1991. when he was 18 he entere

sharp may also reduce solar cell production at a factory in osaka prefecture.he profitability of the business has been hit by competition with overseas makers. sharp executives also plan to sell a tv plant in mexico. and downsize the firm's television business in north america. the company had forecast a net loss of about $250 million for this business year. but it now fears that may be an underestimate. sharp executives will approach mizuho and tokyo mitsubishi ufj to strengthen the company's financial base. the executives say that they will draw up a new midterm management plan by may. >>> well officials at japanese auto parts maker takata say that they will double production of replacement parts for defective air bags to 900,000 a month. u.s. transport officials are unhappy with what they call takata's slow response to a series of recalls involving the defective air bags. the department of transportation said last month it would impose a $14,000 fine on takata every day that it failed to fully cooperate with the probe. takata raised production of replacement

>> china's latest international schedule sees the largest increase in flights to kansai airport in osaka, western schaapen. and central japan also seeing a rise. >> translator: our company is introducing many flights to japan's regions to meet changing demand. >> the official said repeat travelers to japan often choose to visit regional cities. >>> japanese companies are aiming to grab a bigger share of the growing indonesian market. they're trying to appeal to the tastes of young trend conscious consumers to boost their brand image. >> reporter: 250 million people live in indonesia, and about one-third are aged under 20. some of them are tuning in to a japanese tv channel launched about a year ago. >> pop pop with japan. >> reporter: it is aired on the country's largest pay tv station. >> waku japan. >> reporter: the channel runs programs such as japanese dramas and variety shows 24 hours a day. the channel also features live sports events. japanese electronics firm panasonic is the spons irof the japanese soccer team that's regularly featured on the channel. the company is hoping to pr

he is playing for osaka in japan's league after man chested united and madrid.said it was time to let the next generation take his place. >>> well it's been billed as the biggest boxing fight in history and whether that ends up being true or not, there's no doubt it will be the richest. $250 million is the prize purse to be shared between floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. alex is in los angeles with our report. there is flash photography coming up towards the end of the shot. ♪ >> reporter: the red carpet is normally reserved for premiers of big films, but in the home of the blockbuster, boxing is getting the hollywood treatment. when the prize money alone is bigger than an opening weekend of a steven spielberg picture you can see why the media is so interested. both fideghters will take home $100 million in prize money, record-breaking amounts, but to floyd mayweather the richest sportsman on the planet it's another day at office. >> to be involved in this fight in boxing history is a blessing. i've done record-breaking numbers before. all the record-breakin

jimmy: happy birthday, birthday wishes are in order for the world's oldest person, masawa okawa of osakaturned 117 years old today. although tinder profile lists her as 111 years old. there she is. 117, what do you expect? looks like her family bought her gifts at a cvs post-valentine's day sale. she said it's a long life, regular exercise, healthy eating, and not ever wanting to be dead. we have another picture of her with the cake. trick candles seemed unnecessary to me. this is interesting. there are more than 58,000 people in japan over the age of 100 years old. 87% of them are women. which means if you're a japanese dude over 100, you are so getting sex. this is great. i think this is america its purest form. there's a seasonal beverage on the market for those who love easter, milk, and peeps. a company called prairie farms for a limited time only is selling peeps-flavored milk. marshmallow peeps, you can drink them now. here they are. they're going to come in three flavors. chocolate, marsh malloy marshmall marshmallow, easter eggnog. i love that the milk is reduced fat milk. for t

living person celebrated her birthday today, turned 117 and she appeared before the local media in osakash her a very happy birthday. that is your cnbc news update at this hour. back to you guys. >>> welcome back to "squawk on the street." i'm jackie deangelis. department of energy out with the weekly crude inventory report. expecting a minor build. we got a build of 10.3 million barrels. crude trading at 50.50 before the report. down 37 cents now. by all accounts a bearish number. gasoline inventories flat on the week. also looking at cushing number people like to know what's happening in cushing. that was up 2.4 million barrels. watching these prices right now. this could be potentially more bearish as the market digests what's happening here. traders looking for draw downs to believe these cap x cuts and rig declines are starting to have an impact on production. right now very very big build here. back to you. >> wow. more than 10 million barrels, that is big. we're seeing 1% decline on new york crude. thank you. bearish for the price. speaking of stockpiling oil, what does that mean

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